Midday of Tuesday 17 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:37 13:25 madhyāhna ends
11:4912:1312:3713:0113:2513:4914:13
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 2045
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 92 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 17 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 18 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:54 on Tue 17 Oct to 11:05 on Wed 18 Oct.
2045-10-17T05:53:36Z → 2045-10-18T08:04:48Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:37–13:25 on the 17th, 12:36–13:24 on the 18th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 17th and 0 of 48 on the 18th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 5494 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Bucharest, 2045: Tuesday 17 October.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2045 falls on Tuesday 17 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:54 on Tue 17 Oct to 11:05 on Wed 18 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 17 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 17 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 17 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Bucharest. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/mahashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 8 Mahastami (paraviddha)” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 17th | Covered | Madhyāhna 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:54 → 01:05 | 12:14 | 48 min | 12:14 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Chicago | 00:54 → 03:05 | 12:12 | 48 min | 12:11 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Jersey City | 01:54 → 04:05 | 12:17 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 01:54 → 04:05 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| London | 06:54 → 09:05 | 12:21 | 48 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Durban | 07:54 → 10:05 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Dubai | 09:54 → 12:05 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 25 min | 18 Oct |
| Delhi | 11:24 → 13:35 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Kolkata | 11:24 → 13:35 | 10:58 | 22 min | 10:58 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Singapore | 13:54 → 16:05 | 12:26 | 0 min | 12:26 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Sydney | 16:54 → 19:05 | 12:17 | 0 min | 12:17 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Suva | 17:54 → 20:05 | 11:28 | 0 min | 11:28 | 48 min | 18 Oct |